As the NBA gears up for its proposed July return, the league is looking to use technology to monitor players' COVID-19 symptoms. According to CNBC, players will begin wearing "smart rings" that can track symptoms up to three days in advance. The report states that the new "Oura smart ring is capable of predicting COVID-19 symptoms up to 3 days in advance with 90% accuracy. The ring can measure body temperature, respiratory functions, and heart rate."

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The company that developed the Oura ring initially set out to create a sleep tracker, but soon found out the metrics could help identify coronavirus. According to the University of California, San Francisco roughly 2,000 medical workers were given the Oura ring and directed to complete daily surveys to analyze their health. The study's objective was to “observe associations between dermal body temperature, heart rate, and related metrics, and the onset of symptoms such as fever, cough, and fatigue, which can characterize COVID-19.” However, the findings from the UCSF study were incomplete by the time Oura Ring was contracted by the NBA.

West Virginia Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute conducted a similar study and found the Oura Ring was 90% accurate in predicting COVID-19. But the study was carried out in conjunction with Oura Health which raises suspicion for the apparent conflict of interest.

For those interested, the Oura Ring is reportedly on sale for $299.

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Why not provide it for the whole citizen...


In case my above comment is flaw, I only read the headline..

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You can order it for $290 on eBay and Amazon.

internationalman:
Why not provide it for the whole citizen...


In case my above comment is flaw, I only read the headline..

wow..science at its best... i think footballers need it too...dts if they haven't started wearing it already

I love the NBA.


Nothing but amazing.

Gud

I haven't heard anything about it before. This is a great idea, but I don't understand why is such a ring not available to all people if it works? I think it would have helped stop the spread of the coronavirus. As for basketball, I can say that it is my favorite sport. Every weekend we get together with the guys from the university and play basketball in the schoolyard. This saves me from depression in difficult times. So, I want to share with you that I recently bought great basketball shoes. These are the best shoes for basketball and I imagine myself a champion. I wonder if you play basketball or just watch games on TV?